Water and Vegetable DietThis 1854 work by William Lambe, with notes and additions by Joel Shew, is the American edition of a work originally published in England in 1815. The work sets forth the superiority of a vegetarian diet, in combination with water-treatment, in the prevention of disease and maintenance of health. |
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... Gout . 146 CASE II . - Disposition to Pulmonary Consumption . 161 CASE III - Distortion of the Chest , Pimples of the Face , General Debility , and Weak Eyes . CASE IV . Disposition to Hydrocephalus and Apoplexy . 163 * 105 CASE V ...
... Gout . 146 CASE II . - Disposition to Pulmonary Consumption . 161 CASE III - Distortion of the Chest , Pimples of the Face , General Debility , and Weak Eyes . CASE IV . Disposition to Hydrocephalus and Apoplexy . 163 * 105 CASE V ...
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... lived afterward healthy and free from the gout , from which he had before been a great sufferer . In Schenk's collection , the following amusing story of the same description is found : " The noble Francis Pechi. 58 VEGETABLE DIET S.
... lived afterward healthy and free from the gout , from which he had before been a great sufferer . In Schenk's collection , the following amusing story of the same description is found : " The noble Francis Pechi. 58 VEGETABLE DIET S.
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... gouty , and much oppressed with the continual torments of this disease , was secretly thrown into prison by a certain ... gout by means of a slender diet , imposed on him by his jailers ; and finding his wife and son dead , he began to ...
... gouty , and much oppressed with the continual torments of this disease , was secretly thrown into prison by a certain ... gout by means of a slender diet , imposed on him by his jailers ; and finding his wife and son dead , he began to ...
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... gout . He had two fits , which were called epileptic , and had often a sense of suffocation , particularly after his meals . By altering his re- gimen , and pursuing a strict course of abstemiousness , he re - established his health ...
... gout . He had two fits , which were called epileptic , and had often a sense of suffocation , particularly after his meals . By altering his re- gimen , and pursuing a strict course of abstemiousness , he re - established his health ...
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... gout , cutaneous eruptions , etc. , disappear , and peo- ple vainly congratulate themselves , perhaps , that they enjoy improved health . The attack may be sudden and violent , but the predisposing state of the system has been formed ...
... gout , cutaneous eruptions , etc. , disappear , and peo- ple vainly congratulate themselves , perhaps , that they enjoy improved health . The attack may be sudden and violent , but the predisposing state of the system has been formed ...
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